Community CPTED

Sherry Carter

Al Zelinka, FAICP
<p>Al Zelinka, FAICP, CMSM, is a Director in the People&nbsp;and Organizational Advisory service area of Baker Tilly. Prior to this, he was the City Manager for the City of Huntington Beach, California, and the City Manager (and former Assistant City Manager and Community Development Director) for the City of Riverside, California, as well as the Community Development Director (and Planning Manager) for Fullerton, California. Prior to joining the City of Fullerton, Al was Vice President with RBF Consulting and served as Principal of RBF Consulting&#39;s Urban Design Studio. For the past 35 years, Al&rsquo;s practice has upheld his original career objective: to &ldquo;make a difference&rdquo; in communities and the profession. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners, is a Certified Main Street Manager, is certified in Community Economic Development, and is certified in Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED). Al recently obtained a Professional Certificate in Life and Work Coaching from the University of California at Davis and is working toward his Associate Certified Coach (ACC) credential from the International Coaching Federation.</p><p>Al currently works with local governments, and the professionals who serve them, to advance their promise, potential, and performance through strategic planning, organizational assessments, executive coaching, facilitated performance reviews for appointed executives, planning and building&nbsp;process improvement, leadership development, training, organizational assessments, and team building. Throughout his career, he has also been highly successful in leading efforts to improve and revitalize neighborhoods, commercial districts, downtowns, and communities by working with the residents and businesses. Al has developed plans for public/private development and redevelopment projects dedicated to creating authentic, enduring, and great places. He has played an active part in well over 300 projects (many of which have received awards) and has practiced planning and delivered presentations or training in more than 30&nbsp;states (plus the District of Columbia).</p><p>Al has delivered speeches for the Congress for the New Urbanism, National Main Street Center, Urban Land Institute, American Planning Association, American Society of Civil Engineers, Neighborhoods USA, International CPTED Association, California Downtown Association, American Public Works Association, Rail~Volution, Local Government Commission, League of California Cities, NeighborWorks&reg; America, among others. He has also delivered a&nbsp;TEDx Talk (<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/youtu.be/vGq_FYze0eE__;!!CbPtVw!4as3m7sAcOH_tCLpBIfaG0pcwLMA5mcVfTkgLJ6nbh9rbf-5QKecCR1t2Ck4-c5mclDZHFm1SnSBLY-AJKPx9Cgj$">https://youtu.be/vGq_FYze0eE</a>). He co-authored two APA publications: <strong>Safescape</strong> and <strong>Placemaking on a Budget</strong>. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Public Planning from Northern Arizona University and a Master of Regional Planning from Cornell University.</p>